# Frigid Weather Pushes Diesel Up 7¢ to $2.973 Per Gallon - TT

> The US average retail diesel price rose 7 cents to $2.973 per gallon, nearly a three-year high. Bitter cold across much of the country lifted demand for distillate fuel, including heating oil and ultra-low-sulfur diesel. Regional diesel prices rose in all areas.

- Date: 2018-01-02 · published 2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67179-frigid-weather-pushes-diesel-up-7-to-2-973-per-gallon-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Cold-driven heating demand tightens distillate supply and lifts diesel costs for feed transport and farm operations. Higher fuel costs add to feed delivery and grain freight expenses.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-01-27 | [Marine Gasoil on East Coast Surges as Frigid Weather Pressures Diesel Market Higher - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21250-marine-gasoil-on-east-coast-surges-as-frigid-weather-pressures-diesel-market.md) | -4.8% | +12.0% |
| DIESEL | 2025-02-20 | [Cold weather boosts US diesel, masking economic challenges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26242-cold-weather-boosts-us-diesel-masking-economic-challenges.md) | -5.1% | -9.4% |
| DIESEL | 2026-01-28 | [Diesel surging on cold weather, more increases in DOE/EIA benchmark loom - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21244-diesel-surging-on-cold-weather-more-increases-in-doe-eia-benchmark-loom.md) | -4.8% | +7.9% |
| DIESEL | 2017-08-28 | [As Harvey Rages in Texas, Diesel Starts to Climb - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8389-as-harvey-rages-in-texas-diesel-starts-to-climb-tt.md) | +8.4% | +14.3% |
| DIESEL | 2017-08-29 | [EIA Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Update (Week Ended August 28, 2017) - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8392-eia-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-update-week-ended-august-28-2017-fuels.md) | +7.6% | +12.8% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/frigid-weather-pushes-diesel-7c-2973-gallon

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